Yulgilbar Station was founded in 1840 by Edward Ogilvie as a 200 000 acre sheep station. The run selected comprised the most fertile region of the Clarence River valley; in North Eastern New South Wales encompassing over 80 kilometers of the river.
The property was owned by the Ogilvie family until being sold in 1926 to a syndicate of the Morrissey brothers and silent partner Tom Baillieu.
Yulgilbar Station founded by Edward Ogilvie as a 200,000 acre sheep station
The run selected comprised the most fertile region of the Clarence River valley in North Eastern New South Wales
The property encompassed over 80 kilometers of the river
The Ogilvie family sells the property to a syndicate of the Morrissey brothers and silent partner Tom Baillieu
Sam Hordern purchases Yulgilbar Station in its entirety
Sam becomes a foundation director of King Ranch Australia and the first President of the Santa Gertrudis Australia Association
First Santa Gertrudis bulls introduced to Yulgilbar Station over Durham Shorthorn type cattle with a Devon influence
16 King Ranch bulls dominate the early history of Yulgilbar
Sam Hordern’s untimely death
His daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Baillieu Myer, inherit Yulgilbar
First annual production sale at Yulgilbar conducted in September
Yulgilbar proclaimed a Flora and Fauna reserve
Annual production sales discontinued due to the beef crash
Post-1974, Yulgilbar sold regularly at the Summer-land Santa Gertrudis sale in Casino
Allan Rogan manages Yulgilbar Station
Largely responsible for the early success of the stud
Peter Rogan manages Yulgilbar
Gail and Blythe Richie manage Yulgilbar
Australian record at auction ($80,000) paid for Warenda Sahara (poll)
Landmark purchase of “The Lakes” Santa Gertrudis stud (owned by the Bolster family)
Rob and Lorraine Sinnamon manage Yulgilbar
Major expansion of the stud over these years
500 Stud females single sire mated to elite Poll Santa Gertrudis sires
80 outside bred additional stud sires introduced to the Yulgilbar gene pool
Waco Queenslander (P) purchased for the then record price of $110,000
Australian semen rights purchased in the $197,000 (AUD) record-breaking American Santa Gertrudis bull – Red Doc Never Better (P)
Murgona Nightcap N43 (P) purchased for $105,000 from the Murgona stud at the Heartland sale in Roma
2021 highlight
Brett and Lucy Ellem take over management of Yulgilbar Station
Yulgilbar Springsteen (PP) sells for $80,000 to Cardona Santa Gertrudis
Yulgilbar Station celebrates 184 years of Pastoral Settlement
The property remains under ownership of Sarah and Baillieu Myer
Yulgilbar runs a herd of 5000 Santa Gertrudis cattle
4500 acres currently farmed, growing summer and winter cash and fodder crops
Yulgilbar stands as the largest Santa Gertrudis stud cattle operation in NSW
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